Oak City, North Carolina Weather
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Oak City weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJun 13Overcast31%—97°73°—
- SundayJun 14Overcast70%—99°76°+2°
- MondayJun 15Heavy Drizzle57%—83°70°-16°
- TuesdayJun 16Showers48%0.88″72°65°-11°
- WednesdayJun 17Drizzle20%—83°65°+11°
- ThursdayJun 18Overcast24%—96°76°+13°
- FridayJun 19Light Drizzle56%—97°75°+1°
AQI 38 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI down 18 over the last 6 hours — air quality is improving sharply. PM2.5 at 5.2 µg/m³ (AQI 29) with a 0.95 fine-to-coarse ratio and 3 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
OK No precautions needed for the general population; unusually sensitive individuals may consider limiting prolonged outdoor exertion.
What's driving it
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 5.2 µg/m³ (AQI 29) with a 0.95 fine-to-coarse ratio and 3 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.95
- Wind
- calm
- Recent rain
- 0h in last 6h
- Pattern
- stagnant smoke
Trends
Seven days of AQI and PM2.5.
Hourly air-quality data from the Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service, charted across the past and next several days. Dashed lines mark the AQI breakpoints at 50 (Good → Moderate) and 100 (Moderate → Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups).
Cut your thistles before St. John, you will have two instead of one.
- Moonrise
- 4:02 AM
- Moonset
- 7:27 PM
- In sign
- ♉︎ Taurus
Sun climbs to its northern throne
Oak City at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 5°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: March 23 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jun 11–15
- Planting window: Prune spring-blooming shrubs after flowers fade.
15-Day Forecast — Oak City
- Sat97°73°31%
- Sun99°76°70%
- Mon83°70°57%
- Tue72°65°48%
- Wed83°65°20%
- Thu96°76°24%
- Fri97°75°56%
- Sat88°68°36%
- Sun94°70°21%
- Mon92°72°25%
- Tue72°65°33%
- Wed81°64°35%
- Thu89°68°45%
- Fri87°71°42%
- Sat89°70°26%
Forecast data from Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0).
Right now in the garden
Peak growing season
As of June 13, the growing season is at its peak — frost is months away. Continue succession-planting beans and summer squash. Start fall brassicas (broccoli, cabbage, kale) from seed indoors for transplanting in late summer.
SPC Convective Outlook
Storm Prediction Center — Oak City
SPC has placed Oak City in the Slight Risk category for severe thunderstorms tomorrow.
- TODAYTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
- TOMORROWSLGTSlight Risk
- DAY 3TSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
Scattered severe storms possible. A few tornadoes, hail, and damaging wind gusts possible.
Source: NOAA / NWS Storm Prediction Center categorical convective outlook. Outlooks are re-issued multiple times per day; this page reflects the most recent SPC polygons covering the city’s coordinates.
ZIP codes in Oak City
- 27857